新视野听说教程3 unit1答案

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II. Basic Listening Practice

1.Script

W: Ok. It’s your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time.

M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last turn, but your credit card failed; so I ended up paying! It’s definitely your turn.

Q: What is true according to the conversation?

2.Script

M: I’m having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can’t memorize all the vocabulary.

W: Me too. I hate having to learn things by heart.I guess we just have to keep reading the texts over and over.

Q: What does the woman prefer?

3. Script

W: Oh look! There’s that guy we saw last week, playing football in the park! He looked great in his kit, remember?

M: Him? I don’t remember him. I’ve got a terrible memory for faces. I have a hard time even recording people I’ve been introduced to.

Q: According to the conversation, what is the man’s problem?

4. Script

M: Why is there a big sign on the back of your door that says “keys”?

W: It’s to remind me to take my keys when I go out because I’m always locking myself out by accident! It doesn’t help enough. Now I just forget to read the sign. Q: Why is there a sign on the back of the door?

5. Script

M: That history exam was really hard. The essay question was terrible!

W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory, you know. How useful that would be!

Q: What is true of David?

Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.C

III. Listening In

Script

M: Tell me your secret. You’re suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, and you used to be a bottom-of –class student just like me.

W:Simple enough. I read an article in a scientific journal that studying with

remembering, based on recent research into the brain.

M: Aw, that stuff’s old hat: study at the same time every day, be sure your clothes are comfortable, and make sure you have enough light, blah-blah-blah.

W: Not so fast, wise guy. I’m talking about principles like “Mental Visualization”, creating a picture in your mind of what is to be remembered.

M: Ok, that dies sound different. Id “Association”a principle—you know, you connect what you want to remember with something you’re familiar with?

W: Right on! ‘Consolidation”is another. I review my notes right after class and consolidate—or absorb—the new material into what I’ve already learned.

M: You’re moving ahead fast with those principles. I swear this weekend I’m going to study sixteen hours a day both Saturday and Sunday.

W: Whoa, big guy. That’s not the way. Follow the principle of “Distributes Practice”.

Shorter study sessions distributes over several days are better.

M: That system is all very well for you; you’ve got a good memory. But what about me? I’ve got a memory like a sieve.

W: You’re too modest. There’s nothing wrong with your memory. But memory is like

a muscle; it needs exercise. And don’t forget it.

While the man is wondering why the woman is suddenly getting excellent marks, she says she read an article on studying and remembering. It talks about principles like “Mental Visualization”, that is, creating a picture in one’s mind of what is to be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle of “Association”, which means connecting what one wants to remember with something one is familiar with. Then the woman adds the principle of “Consolidation”, or reviewing one’s notes after class and absorbing the new materia l into what one has already learned. When the man promise to study sixteen hours a day, the woman recommends the principle of “Distributed Practice”, which favors shorter study sessions distributed over several days. Finally, the woman tells the man that memory is like a muscle, and that it needs exercise.

Task 2: You forget my toast!

Script

An 80-year-old couple was having problems remembering things, so they decide to go to their doctor to see what was wrong with them. They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple over, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might need to start writing things down to help them remember. The couple thanked the doctor and left.

Later that night while watching TV, the old woman said to the old man, “Honey, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream?”

Before the man left, she added, “Why don’t you write that down so you won’t forget?”

“Nonsense,” said the husband, “I can remember a dish of ice cream!”

“Well,” said the wife, “I’d like some strawberries on it. You’d better write that down